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Evening outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof with strung lights. A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne beneath a multicoloured parasol-style canopy receives a ritual pot from a standing priest. The seated man has long dark hair, a full beard, a dark red-maroon dhoti, gold necklaces and bangles, and a red cloth draped on his lap, while holding a green leaf or grass sprig. The standing priest is bare-chested with a pink head cloth and a white dhoti with an orange and teal border, holding a white pot with a long-stemmed green sprig. A standing attendant in a white dhoti stands at left and a crowd of devotees sits in the background with flower arrangements in the foreground.

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May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02A shaved-headed priest in a pink head-cloth and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti with an orange-and-blue border, leans forward offering a kalasha-style pot of water with leaves to a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a multicoloured umbrella canopy. The seated man wears a saffron-red cloth, rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces, and has long hair and a beard; he receives the offering with one hand raised. A woman in white sits at right, and white-clad attendees sit on the floor below. A banner at upper right shows a figure with trident-like symbols over a world map. Indoor setting under a metal roof with string lights, consistent with an abhishekam or puja session.2017-05-02Evening ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and strings of coloured lights. A seated figure with long dark hair and a beard sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, under a tall fringed canopy in red, green, yellow and blue. He wears a saffron-orange cloth, a rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a gold necklace, and raises one hand holding a green leaf. A priest in white dhoti with an orange border and a pink headcloth stands at left, holding a white vessel and pouring water. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white, a shirtless man in white dhoti, and oil lamps and flower offerings in the foreground suggest an abhishekam or puja. A woman in a grey sari sits at the right edge. A framed poster at upper right shows a pink-robed figure. Watermarked archive photo.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02Night ceremony under a open-sided pavilion with string lights and a smoky ritual fire pit. A seated man in a golden throne with ornate gold carving and a red cushion, under a multicoloured canopy, wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, with a reddish-brown dhoti. Before him a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border raises his hands in blessing while another priest holds a small framed picture. Several saffron-robed devotees sit to the right, and a row of ritual pots, flowers and oil lamps lies in front. A seated person in a pink head cloth sits lower left beside floral offerings.2017-05-02Night-time initiation ceremony under a large open-sided tent with a corrugated roof and strings of lights. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a colourful striped canopy has long dark swept-back hair, a dark beard, rudraksha-style beads, gold armlets and a red-and-gold shawl, and extends his hand toward the forehead of a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread. The young man raises his right hand in salutation. Smoke rises from a fire or offering area at left, where rows of seated participants in white and saffron sit before flower garlands, brass vessels and offerings on mats. Mostly a ritual deeksha scene; the seated figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji on the throne, with long hair, beard, gold ornaments and red-and-gold clothing.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02